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Three for the Money and Other Stories

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Three for the Money and Other Stories collects chilling crime tales introduced by grand master Max Allan Collins, including the infamous "The Orphan," which once sparked controversy during the U.S. Senate's comic book investigations. Adapted classics like Ray Bradbury's "The October Game" reveal a dark Halloween game driven by suspicion and paranoia. Other gripping stories explore deadly secrets, deception, and murder, such as a husband trapped in a freezer, a murderous impersonation for inheritance, and a puzzling double murder that stumps the police.

This graphic novel edition also features expert essays and notes, illuminating the historical and artistic significance of these EC Comics masterpieces.
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Ideal for readers who enjoy crime, mystery, and horror stories presented in graphic novel form, as well as fans of classic EC Comics and Ray Bradbury adaptations.

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This volume of the New York Times' bestselling series of superbly restored, classic crime and horror EC Comics re-presents the work of Jack Kamen, Al Feldstein, and Ray Bradbury.

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Grand Master crime novelist Max Allan Collins (Road to Perdition) introduces these tales, which include the infamous "The Orphan" - one of the stories that got EC Comics into hot water during the U.S. Senate's investigation into comic books.

"The October Game" is adapted from the chilling classic short story by Ray Bradbury. A gruesome look at a malevolent Halloween party game perpetrated by a man who believes the child of his unfaithful wife is not his.

In "Frozen Assets!," a woman and her lover seal her still-living husband in a chest freezer. "Standing Room Only" - a brother murders his twin sister and her husband, and disguises himself as her so he can inherit their estate. But then the estate lawyer makes a play for the "widow"...

"Three for the Money" - A woman finds her husband dead- with a knife in his back and a bullet in his head. The police arrest two suspects - but to get a conviction, they must determine who acted first. Who actually committed the murder, and who stabbed or shot a man who was already dead?

Like every book in The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library, Three for the Money and Other Stories also features essays and notes by EC experts on these superbly crafted, classic masterpieces.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683964360

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 November 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 224 Illustrations

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jack Kamen

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 184.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 224

About the Author

The Brooklyn-born Jack Kamen (1920-2008) began his career as a pulp illustrator and spent his last professional decades as an illustrator, but is best remembered for his half-decade at EC (and his 1982 contributions to the EC-inspired movie Creepshow). Albert B. Feldstein (1928-2014; Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame, 2003) was a triple-threat writer, artist, and editor, renowned for his work on such titles as Weird Science, Tales From the Crypt, and Mad magazine. He received the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois, in 1920. Growing up during the Great Depression, Bradbury began writing at the age of 11. Unable to join the military in World War II due to his poor eyesight, he began publishing science fiction stories. In 1947 he married Marguerite McClure and they had four daughters. His career as a writer included such notable works as Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, and I Sing The Body Electric. Primarily known for his successes in science fiction, Bradbury also worked on various horror and mystery stories, as well as screenplays and television scripts. During his lifetime he received numerous awards, including a Pulitzer in 2007. Bradbury passed away in 2012. MAX ALLAN COLLINS (b. 1948, Muscatine, Iowa) was named a Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America in 2017. He is the author of the Shamus Award-winning Nathan Heller historical detective novels and the innovative Quarry series, recently adapted for TV by Cinemax. Road to Perdition, his graphic novel (with artist Richard Piers Rayner), became an Academy Award-winning film starring Tom Hanks. His other comics work includes the Dick Tracy comic strip (1977-1993), Batman, and his own Ms. Tree and Wild Dog (both co-created with artist Terry Beatty).

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